MoMA attack: Arrest made in museum stabbing investigation

An arrest has been made in the attack of two employees of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

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Gary Cabana, 60, was arrested in Philadelphia after he was found sleeping on a bench at the city’s Greyhound bus terminal Tuesday morning, WCAU reported.

Police said Cabana was the former museum member who was denied entry into the facility over the weekend, The New York Times reported.

Cabana’s membership had been revoked and police said when he found out, he jumped over the museum’s reception desk and stabbed one woman, 24, in the back and neck, and a man, also 24, in the left collar bone. They were both listed in stable condition at Bellevue Hospital, the Times reported.

Police said Cabana’s membership had been revoked because of repeat disturbances. He was at the museum on Saturday to see a film, police said, according to WCAU.

Cabana had taken to social media after the attacks denying that he had misbehaved before losing his membership. He also said that the attacks, which were caught on security camera, were not as severe as police said, saying it was a “poke poke poke wake-up call,” claiming he was framed, WCAU reported.

In social media posts, a person writing as Cabana said he has bipolar disorder and was “triggered” when a woman tried to silence him when he laughed during a film, The New York Times reported.

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Cabana is also accused of setting his hotel room in Philadelphia on fire Monday night. No one was hurt in that incident.

It is likely that he will face arson charges, WCAU reported. His extradition to New York to face charges there is pending, police said.

Police said Cabana has no prior arrests, The New York Times reported.

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